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Biden to skip COP28; suspect charged in Vermont
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Joe Biden will skip the COP climate summit that begins on Thursday in the United Arab Emirates, officials confirmed. The pressing concern of war in the Middle East is thought to be behind his absence. The battle against climate change is a central domestic and international issue for Mr Biden; he attended the previous two COP summits.
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